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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two power-driven vessels meeting in a "head-on" situation are directed by the Rules to take which action?

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BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two power-driven vessels meeting in a "head-on" situation are directed by the Rules to take which action?

🔍 Key Concepts

• Rule 14 – Head-on Situation (International & Inland) • Difference between a meeting/head-on situation vs a crossing situation • Standard passing arrangements: port-to-port vs starboard-to-starboard

💭 Think About

• Visualize two power-driven vessels on roughly opposite courses: what is the safest, most predictable maneuver so both captains know what to expect? • Ask yourself: in a true head-on situation, do the Rules expect both vessels to maneuver, or just one? And to which side? • How do whistle signals fit into this Rule: are they used to decide what to do, or to indicate what the Rules already require?

✅ Before You Answer

• Confirm from Rule 14 that in a head-on situation both power-driven vessels are required to take action, not just one. • Check whether the Rule specifies a default passing side (port-to-port vs starboard-to-starboard) for head-on power-driven vessels. • Verify whether whistle signals are meant to negotiate a non-standard passing arrangement or simply to signal the required standard maneuver.

Question 1 of 27070

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two power-driven vessels meeting in a "head-on" situation are directed by the Rules to take which action?

slow to bare steerageway

alter course to starboard and pass port to port

alter course to port and pass starboard to starboard

decide on which side the passage will occur by matching whistle signals

Question 1 / 2707066636eeb28f7522a1c51bcbf

Question 1 of 2707066636eeb28f7522a1c51bcbf

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two power-driven vessels meeting in a "head-on" situation are directed by the Rules to take which action?

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Question 1 of 27070

BOTH INTERNATIONAL & INLAND Two power-driven vessels meeting in a "head-on" situation are directed by the Rules to take which action?